HARDtalk Podcast
In-depth, hard-hitting interviews with newsworthy personalities.
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Andrei Kelin: Is Vladimir Putin reshaping geopolitics?
Today
Stephen Sackur speaks to Russia’s ambassador in London, Andrei Kelin
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Fred Fleitz: What would Donald Trump's foreign policy look like?
Friday
Fred Fleitz is tipped for a new foreign policy role if Donald Trump returns to power
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Diane Foley: Bringing detained Americans home
Wednesday
Stephen Sackur talks to Diane Foley, whose son was murdered by the Islamic State group
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Chris Murphy: Is Kamala Harris a candidate for change?
Last Monday
Stephen Sackur is in Washington DC to speak to Democratic Party Senator Chris Murphy
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John Bolton: Is America too divided to offer global leadership?
Wed 23 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton
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Frank Skinner: What unites his many sides?
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur talks to the comedian, broadcaster and writer Frank Skinner
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Seyed Hossein Mousavian: How vulnerable is Iran?
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to former Iranian nuclear negotiator Seyed Hossein Mousavian
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Ali Abbasi: Is censorship a growing cross-cultural problem?
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Ali Abbasi, director of a new Donald Trump film, The Apprentice
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Marietje Schaake: Is Silicon Valley too powerful?
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Former MEP Marietje Schaake is now a cyber expert at Stanford University
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Danny Danon: Can force alone deliver security for Israel?
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel’s ambassador at the UN, Danny Danon
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Tamir Pardo: Does Israel's greatest threat come from within?
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Tamir Pardo, a former director of Mossad, is now a fierce critic of Benjamin Netanyahu
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Kim Aris: The fate of Aung San Suu Kyi and Myanmar
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Allan Little speaks to Kim Aris, son of Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi
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MarΓa Corina Machado: Defending democracy in Venezuela
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the Venezuelan opposition leader
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Amin Salam: Can all-out war be averted in Lebanon?
Fri 27 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Lebanon’s economy minister, Amin Salam
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Ingrid Newkirk: Will humans ever go animal-free?
Wed 25 Sep 2024
PETA has campaigned for decades to end animal abuse. But will we go animal-free?
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Martin Griffiths: Can the humanitarian system survive?
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Mishal Husain speaks to the former UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
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Imaan Mazari-Hazir: Seeking justice for Pakistan's disappeared
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Mishal Husain speaks to the renowned human rights lawyer
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Oliviero Toscani: Photography with a social conscience
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to world-famous photographer Oliviero Toscani
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James Earl Jones: An incredible journey
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Another chance to listen to a 2011 interview with legendary actor James Earl Jones
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Philippe Lazzarini: Is UNRWA's mission in Gaza impossible?
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur meets Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN refugee agency for Palestinians
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BalΓ΅zs OrbΓ΅n: Has Hungary's government created a template for far-right movements?
Wed 11 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to BalΓ΅zs OrbΓ΅n, a Hungarian MP and advisor to Viktor OrbΓ΅n
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Senator Lindsey Graham: Will Trump return to the White House?
Mon 9 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Republican Senator from South Carolina Lindsey Graham
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Fawzia Koofi: Women's rights in Afghanistan
Fri 6 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the former deputy speaker of the Afghan parliament Fawzia Koofi
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Rev Andrey Kordochkin: Putin and the Church
Wed 4 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur meets an ex-Russian Orthodox priest who spoke out against the Ukraine war
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Motaz Azaiza: Photographing Gaza
Mon 2 Sep 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza
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Andris SprΕ«ds: Is Latvia on a war footing?
Fri 30 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to Latvia’s defence minister Andris Sprūds.
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Neil Lawrence: Being human in the age of the machine
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to the leading artificial intelligence researcher
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Nicola Procaccini: How has hard-right rule changed Italy?
Mon 26 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur talks to an MEP and confidant of Prime Minister Georgia Meloni
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Olha Stefanishyna: Does Ukraine's Russia offensive make sense?
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to one of Ukraine’s deputy prime ministers
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Karuna Nundy: Human rights and justice in India
Mon 19 Aug 2024
Stephen Sackur speaks to a prominent Indian lawyer
